4:10 pm
September 23

Giants @ Padres

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Francisco Giants (99-53)

@ San Diego Padres (76-75)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Webb (SF): 10-3; 2.79 ERA

Darvish (SD) 8-10; 4.13 ERA

 

Current odds:

San Francisco Giants: (-111)

San Diego Padres: (+101)

 

•  The Giants will be seeking to reach 100 wins for the eighth time in franchise history, the first time since they went 100-61 in 2003. They won 92, 94 and 88 games in their World Series-winning seasons of 2010, 2012 and 2014, respectively. If the Giants get their 100th on Thursday, it’s going to follow a rough back-to-back set.

•  On Tuesday, after the Dodgers had already won, the Giants worked for 3 hours, 45 minutes to protect their slim lead in the NL West by taking the series opener 6-5. They went even longer — 3:56 — for the Wednesday win with an opportunity to double their advantage. Buster Posey called all 327 of the Giants’ pitches in the two victories, and he contributed two hits Tuesday and four hits Wednesday.

•  San Francisco will send its hottest pitcher, right-hander Logan Webb (10-3, 2.79 ERA), to the mound in search of the milestone win Thursday. Unbeaten in his past 17 starts, Webb has gone 9-0 with a 1.97 ERA dating back to May 11. He has not faced the Padres during that run. His only head-to-head with them this season occurred April 30 in San Diego, with Webb taking one of his three losses in a 3-2 defeat. He gave up three runs on eight hits in six innings. The 24-year-old has never beaten the Padres in his career, going 0-1 with a 2.81 ERA in four games, including three starts. He is 7-3 in his career against the Giants’ other three NL West rivals.

•  With their postseason hopes quickly fading, the Padres will hope Darvish can recapture his old magic. The 35-year-old veteran has gone 1-7 with a 6.23 ERA since the All-Star break, and the Padres have lost eight of his 10 starts, including the past two. Darvish was bombed by the Giants on Sept. 13 in San Francisco, yielding eight runs in four innings during a 9-1 drubbing. That was his first loss in six lifetime starts versus the Giants, against whom he has gone 2-1 with a 5.19 ERA.

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